diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/config/main.xml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/config/main.xml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@
       <label>The text color to use below Folder View icons. Only used when serving as containment.</label>
       <default>white</default>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="iconHoverEffect" type="Bool">
+      <label>Whether icons should change in appearance when the mouse pointer is above them.</label>
+      <default>true</default>
+    </entry>
 
     <entry name="filterPattern" type="String">
       <label>The pattern to filter files by. Supports wildcards.</label>
diff --git a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml
--- a/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml
+++ b/containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml
@@ -362,16 +362,16 @@
                     },
                     State {
                         name: "hover"
-                        when: hovered && !model.selected
+                        when: hovered && !model.selected && plasmoid.configuration.iconHoverEffect
 
                         PropertyChanges {
                             target: frame
                             prefix: "hover"
                         }
                     },
                     State {
                         name: "selected+hover"
-                        when: hovered && model.selected
+                        when: hovered && model.selected && plasmoid.configuration.iconHoverEffect
 
                         PropertyChanges {
                             target: frame